Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed calls for a new 'Trump deal' aimed at resolving nuclear tensions between the nations.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed calls for a new "Trump deal" aimed at resolving nuclear tensions between the nations.
President Rouhani said the plan was a "strange" offer and criticised US President Donald Trump for “always breaking promises”. During a televised speech, he told Washington to return to its 2015 nuclear pact, under which Iran could scale back its commitments. Image: News Corp Australia
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